1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 53

Name: 1979 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 53
Start: 1979-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Richard Fryman (R) won with 29.9% of the vote, defeating Randolph Smith (R) by 2.0 points.

Richard FrymanRepublican · winner

29.9%1,336

Randolph SmithRepublican · incumbent

27.9%1,248

26.7%1,194

15.5%692

4,470 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET